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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Nappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph D Pistone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nappa comes to the cage accompanied by battery. Pistone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Clint Mansell - Requiem for a Dream (Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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197 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dirk Nappa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph D Pistone!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pistone misses with a low kick.
Nappa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nappa thows a body shot but no joy.
Nappa looks to score with a jab to the body but Pistone is just out of range.
Nappa staying out of range there.
Nappa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nappa looks to land a right hand but Pistone moved out of range.
Pistone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pistone slips under a jab.
Pistone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nappa misses with a double jab.
Pistone misses the shot to the body.
Nappa misses with a hook.
Nappa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pistone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pistone ducks under a wild hook from Nappa.
Pistone forces Nappa back against the cage and clinches.
Pistone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pistone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nappa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pistone wants to control but Nappa is keeping him busy.
Pistone has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nappa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pistone.
Nice sprawl there from Nappa as Pistone shoots in.
Nappa looks to land a right hand but Pistone moved out of range.
Pistone looks to land a left hand but Nappa moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Nappa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nappa, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistone dips to his left and cracks Nappa with an uppercut!
Nappa looks to throw the jab but Pistone is out of range.
Nappa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nappa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pistone as he avoids it easily.
Pistone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nappa at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pistone throws a head kick but Nappa moves out of range.
Nappa looks to score with a jab to the body but Pistone is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nappa.
Pistone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nappa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nappa misses with a looping left.
Pistone misses with a shot to the body
and Nappa counters with a right hand to the body.
Nappa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pistone.
Nappa throws a lazy right hand but Pistone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pistone misses with the combination.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pistone enables Nappa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pistone manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pistone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nappa's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nappa wants to sweep but no luck.
Pistone wants to control from the top but Nappa keeps moving.
Pistone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nappa is keeping the position for now.
Nappa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pistone passes into half guard.
Nappa is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappa is controlling Pistone's trapped leg to prevent Pistone from advancing to side control.
Pistone is trying to work for a kimura but Nappa is defending well.
Pistone looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nappa is trying to control but can't.
Pistone wants to pass the guard but Nappa is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pistone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nappa works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph D Pistone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice shot by Nappa.
Nice body punch from Pistone.
Nappa looks for a takedown but Pistone sprawls well.
Pistone shoots in looking for a takedown. Nappa tries to sprawl out of it but Pistone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nappa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pistone looks to score with a jab to the body but Nappa is just out of range.
Nappa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nappa takes a swing at Pistone's ribcage but misses.
Nappa misses with a looping right.
Pistone misses with a few strikes there.
Pistone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nappa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pistone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nappa.
Nappa misses with a hook.
Pistone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nappa misses with an uppercut. Pistone saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Pistone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappa misses with a hook.
Pistone is looking to score with low kicks.
Pistone swings for the body but Nappa moves out of range.
Nappa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pistone lands a right hook to the body.
Nappa misses with a hook. Pistone ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Nappa.
Nappa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pistone's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pistone keeping moving, preventing Nappa from controlling successfully.
Pistone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pistone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nappa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pistone is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nappa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nappa postures up in Pistone's guard and throws a big left but Pistone blocks it.
Joseph D Pistone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nappa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nappa postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pistone wants to sweep here but Nappa controlling him for the moment.
Pistone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joseph D Pistone was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pistone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nappa.
Pistone dodges the punch combination from Nappa.
Pistone shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nappa eats them both and turns towards Pistone to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappa fails to land with a series of punches.
Pistone avoids the body shot from Nappa.
Nappa misses the shot to the body.
Pistone with a nice cross.
Nappa thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Nappa misses.
Nappa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pistone's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pistone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nappa but Nappa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dirk Nappa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph D Pistone.
Nappa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pistone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nappa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body punch from Pistone.
Nice straight punches there by Pistone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pistone.
A big left from Nappa misses.
Nappa throws a hook to the side of Pistone's head but Pistone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pistone. Nappa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nappa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pistone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pistone looks to land a left hand but Nappa moved out of range nicely.
Pistone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nappa rather than just go for the knockout.
Pistone misses with a hook. Nappa ducked under it nicely.
Nappa throws an overhand right that lands on Pistone's shoulder, as Pistone tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Pistone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nappa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pistone.
Nappa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pistone backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pistone slips under a jab from Nappa.
Dirk Nappa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pistone shoots for a double leg takedown but Nappa sprawls well. He's pushed Pistone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nappa throws a big shot that misses.
Pistone lands with a right hand.
Nappa misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nappa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pistone. Nappa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pistone dives in and grabs Nappa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nappa pushes down on Pistone's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph D Pistone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pistone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dirk Nappa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pistone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pistone tries to land a front kick but Nappa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pistone scores with a nice strike.
Pistone looks to land a left hand but Nappa moved out of range nicely.
Pistone lands with a nice body punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pistone. That's going to slow Nappa down.
Pistone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nappa throws a jab but it's blocked by Pistone.
Pistone throws a right hand that Nappa ducks under and follows up with a left that Nappa also avoids with ease.
Nappa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pistone on his heels. He'll look to pass Pistone's guard now, I'm sure.
Pistone controls Nappa momentarily but Nappa frees himself.
Pistone pulls Nappa in to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nappa thows a big elbow that misses.
Pistone wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappa throws a big right hand that misses.
Nappa being controlled here momentarily.
Joseph D Pistone has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pistone ducks under a wild hook from Nappa.
Nappa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nappa tries to stand and escape but Pistone actually recovers to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nappa postures up and lands a big shot to Pistone's brow.
Nappa stopping the sweep attempt from Pistone.
Pistone trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nappa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pistone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pistone is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pistone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joseph D Pistone.
Pistone lands a really nice looking cross but Nappa seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pistone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Pistone misses.
A big left from Pistone misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappa moves out of range as Pistone strikes.
Pistone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nappa thuds a left hand into Pistone's body.
Pistone throws a looping overhand right but Nappa ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Nappa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pistone lands with a shot to the body.
Pistone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nappa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nappa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pistone. Pistone obviously looking to wear him down.
Pistone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nappa.
Nice defenses there by Pistone.
Nappa misses with a few strikes there.
Pistone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nappa doesn't seem bothered though.
Pistone takes a swing at Nappa's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Pistone finds it's way through Nappa's defenses.
Pistone moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Nappa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nappa misses with an uppercut. Pistone saw that one coming.
Pistone connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Nappa there.
Joseph D Pistone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nappa takes one on the button.
Nappa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pistone was well out of range. Poor timing from Nappa.
Joseph D Pistone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pistone jabs Nappa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pistone ducks under a wild hook from Nappa.
Pistone moves out of range of the strikes.
Nappa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pistone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nappa has time to react.
Nappa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pistone lands a nice looking body shot.
Nappa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pistone.
Nappa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pistone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph D Pistone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pistone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph D Pistone!
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